Some pics! (Shot Quickly with the camera on my phone) All are here, but the Dynasonic, The Premier, and the Smitty... they were at the bottom in hard cases and I was too lazy to get them out. :rolleyes:

I'm definitely a snare addict, but I've also recently become a cymbal addict. Difference is I then get afraid of cracking them so I use them sparingly and put the really nice ones right back in the pouch.

Nice collection! I have the same affliction... I think I'm up to 7 or 8...

It's so hard to stop! lol

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Originally Posted by twelvenotes

Is there a cure? I've lost count - over 30 for sure!

I haven't come across a cure yet!

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Originally Posted by Southpaw99

I'm definitely a snare addict, but I've also recently become a cymbal addict. Difference is I then get afraid of cracking them so I use them sparingly and put the really nice ones right back in the pouch.

I'm picking that bug up too! There are a lot of Paiste cymbals in my radar!

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Originally Posted by RickP

Interesting that the OP doesn't own a Supra 400; 402 or Acrolite, three of the most recommended and recorded snare drums.

I used to have an Acro and a Pearl Sensitone Aluminum, and I wasn't so moved by the aluminum to keep them... they sounded really good to, but I ultimately sold them to bring in gear that really got my juices flowing.

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Originally Posted by KarlCrafton

Great stuff!
Let me know if you ever decide to sell that World Max Bronze :-)

I have a lot of people who are after me for that World Max! lol

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Originally Posted by wildbill

Any one of those stand out as a favorite?

The World Max, The Acoustic EQ, The Tama Mastercraft are really stuck in my head right now, but they all sound outstanding and get time on the stand.

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Originally Posted by Southpaw99

Does anyone else but me not count the snares that come with the kits we own? I have 5 snares I bought and 3 that came with kits but I don't count those for some reason.

I don't have any that came with a kit.

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Originally Posted by GetAgrippa

Wow with all those snares do you all have a favorite-or is it more like a mood ring and it changes. LOL.

It changes and I use a different one almost everytime a play, but some seem to find their way to the stand pretty often.

I'm definitely a snare addict, but I've also recently become a cymbal addict. Difference is I then get afraid of cracking them so I use them sparingly and put the really nice ones right back in the pouch.

I've been diagnosed with Zildjianitis! The good news is it's not fatal. The bad news is it's I incurable and expensive to medicate.

So, It's happened again. I just changed a hose in the engine of my car and I wanted to drive to test it out, so I went to Guitar Center with my kids to pass some time. I walked by the snare wall and i tapped a few snares. I decided to mess around with a Pork Pie cherry/bubinga 7x14 snares since I have a thing for metal shelled snares and wanted to venture out a little. This drum has a unique character for a wood shell due to the 4 plies of cherry and 3 inner plies of bubinga. It has a nice body, and a great crack with a good amount of warmth and moderate ring. I loved it! I wasn't planning on spending any money but when I looked at the price, it was clearanced to $150, down from $299 so I put it on layaway. For some reason, it takes a really nice sound from an all wooden snare to make it into my lineup. This drum will make only my fourth all wood drum in a 13 snare lineup.

So, It's happened again. I just changed a hose in the engine of my car and I wanted to drive to test it out, so I went to Guitar Center with my kids to pass some time. I walked by the snare wall and i tapped a few snares. I decided to mess around with a Pork Pie cherry/bubinga 7x14 snares since I have a thing for metal shelled snares and wanted to venture out a little. This drum has a unique character for a wood shell due to the 4 plies of cherry and 3 inner plies of bubinga. It has a nice body, and a great crack with a good amount of warmth and moderate ring. I loved it! I wasn't planning on spending any money but when I looked at the price, it was clearanced to $150, down from $299 so I put it on layaway. For some reason, it takes a really nice sound from an all wooden snare to make it into my lineup. This drum will make only my fourth all wood drum in a 13 snare lineup.

I got this exact model a few weeks ago when the price was marked down from $299 to $229. You got a great deal for $150. I demoed a few snare drums at Guitar Center and I kept coming back to this one. I agree about the unique sound but I can see it working for a number of genres. I play classic rock and surf styles but I think it would work for jazz and funk as well.

I'm kind of the opposite of you. I have four snare drums and only one is metal. (Chad Smith)

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I started with nothing and still have most of it left.

I got this exact model a few weeks ago when the price was marked down from $299 to $229. You got a great deal for $150. I demoed a few snare drums at Guitar Center and I kept coming back to this one. I agree about the unique sound but I can see it working for a number of genres. I play classic rock and surf styles but I think it would work for jazz and funk as well.

I'm kind of the opposite of you. I have four snare drums and only one is metal. (Chad Smith)

At that price, I couldn't pass it up especially considering how nice it sounded. It has it's own sound that I like for wood snares. I'm tempted to go back and get the beech one to because that one was also discounted and sounds great! The beech drum was more "in your face" with a great snap and projection. Bill at Pork Pie makes some nice drums.

Welcome to the club! I have a few more not pictured here either. A lot of my snares are from the 60's. More or less all my snares except my Sonor snares are from the 60's. I do have a black panther also that I dig.

Welcome to the club! I have a few more not pictured here either. A lot of my snares are from the 60's. More or less all my snares except my Sonor snares are from the 60's. I do have a black panther also that I dig.

So... it happened again! Lol I went to a drum shop and saw this beautiful brass snare! A World Max brass 6.5x14 with brass die-cast hoops and tube lugs! This is another rare bird from World Max to go along with my bronze snare. There's no pictures or info about this snare online and the owner at the shop says that it may be a one off or a very limited run. This snare doesn't have a center bead and it has a knurled engraving all the way around the center. It sounds amazing! I love nice brass snares!

I went into GC on my lunch break just to pass the time and when I walked in there I saw a 7x13 snare on a stand. I figured I'd check it out since I like that size and I only have one 13" snare (A 5.5x13 bronze Mapex Black Panther). So I hit it and it had such a nice loud warm crack! I looked and it was a Tama Silverstar. I asked the clerk when they started selling separate Silverstar snares. He said that they didn't and that someone had just bought a kit and immediately traded the snare in without even trying it. It was brand new. The tag showed $69.99 and well... you know the rest! lol

Snares are the shoes of the drum set.
I'm in the mid forties and have my eye on a few more. $150 for that Pork Pie was a steal!
Here's one of my favorites, Bearing Edge 6x13 Bubinga with Olive Ash hoops. Sounds as good as it looks.